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That's correct. The Aldrich is typically a plate-fed tone stack with 4 tube stages, but it does have a different sound/feel than a 4-stage Marshall with cathode-driven stack.

Diode clipping is cool for some things, but ultimately an actual tube gain stage (or two) will do better for most people.

I don't hear a ton of similarity. I don't know what his mod entails but it sounds like he went in a different direction. Langner's original, bare bones Marshall mod is very similar to a stripped-down DCP-1. But the version I do keeps more of the original amp's voicing and feel, while at the same...

Yep, I have a Super-Hi too. Between that amp (which I've modded) and my modded Super Trem, I'm basically set. Josh is a total gear head with a good ear as well and is a beast on the guitar. My Super-Hi has more growl and bark and less compression. The Super Trem with this Bay Area Thrash mod...

Yeah I can absolutely make this mod sound more modern or more vintage or tighter or looser or smoother or darker or brighter or whatever. I actually play more modern metal, myself. But I still like a sound that has body and character and a certain woody sweetness to it. What I don't like is just...

There are iPhone clips in the build threads or on my YouTube page (same screen name).

Hell yeah, I'm happy you're happy! :) Thank you again for trusting me with your amp. And don't worry, I haven't forgotten about your other request. I'll reach out soon with info.

Aren't the ones on the front made of cork?

Photos? Are these included in the box or are they installed on the back of the speaker flange in case someone front-mounts?

I have no idea what you're even talking about. I just bought a quad of new M65 Creambacks and I didn't see any extra foam this or that...

Definitely nails that sound

Why? It's a Jose mod. It's not like Dave studied quantum physics and discovered a new way to clip a waveform with diodes that hasn't already been done in the last 40 years. I agree with the others. It sounds fine. It doesn't sound any better or worse than other amps with diode clipping. But it...

Yep, that's basically what I offered to do. Just need a good donor amp without PCB-mounted pots. Mainly because Marshall offset all the preamp tubes because the PCB got farther away from the rear of the chassis.

Yes and no. It's a sliding scale. A hot-rodded Marshall, if done right, will have a tight low-end that tracks fast. But it will still have a pleasant give when you dig in on the initial attack. When I think of "chewy", I think of a low-mid emphasis with a bit of compression—Bogner. Friedmans...

The Helios is nice, I had one for a few years and mostly liked it. But it does have a few WTF design choices. No grid stopper on V1, so it picks up radio stations quite easily. Half of one of the triodes is also unused, so there's a free gain stage there... so why Bogner chose to use clipping...

Did you personally have Langner mod this amp?

No, clipping diodes aren't the same as a pedal inside the amp. But it's not too far removed at the end of the day.

@BABMusic Send me a Marshall to mod. 1959HW is the perfect donor amp. I'll turn it into exactly what you're looking for. At the end of the day, either just boost an 800 or mod an actual Marshall for additional gain stages and ditch the diode clipping options like Bogner and Ceriatone.

About 1-2 months ago. They were just super difficult to deal with. I had really simple questions about the ordering process and options but getting them to answer questions was like pulling teeth. But when they did, the answers made no sense. Maybe language barrier, I dunno. They have options on...